Making a Hedgehog Spin-Vortex State Possible: Geometric Frustration on a Square Lattice

作者：Stefanie Siebeneichler, Alexander Ovchinnikov, Denis V. Sheptyakov, Anja‐Verena Mudring · 发表于：Chemistry of Materials · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02170 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Magnetic properties of thin films、Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Magnetic materials with noncollinear spin arrangements are of considerable interest owing to their potential use in emerging computational technologies and memory devices. Competing magnetic interactions, i.e., magnetic frustration, are one of the main origins of noncollinear magnetic structures. While frustrated systems have been mainly studied among magnetic insulators, combining magnetic frustration with electrical conductivity can allow simultaneous charge and spin manipulation, which is crucial for the design of electronic devices. Here, we present a new intermetallic solid solution LaMn 2– x Au 4+ x, whose crystal structure accommodates magnetically frustrated Mn square nets. Powder neutron diffraction and first-principles analysis provide evidence that the metallic LaMn 2– x Au 4+ x phase can host the frustration-driven hedgehog spin-vortex crystal─a rare noncollinear magnetic state, which was previously exclusively observed for iron pnictides.